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P. ALWAGNER.

AWNING.

Patented Apr. 16, 1895.

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F. A. WAGNER.

AWNING.

No. 537,589. v Patented Apr. 16,1895.

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NlTED STATES FRANK A. WAGNER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,589, dated April 16, 1895.

Application filed March 1,1895. Serial No. 540,229. (No modell) T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK A. WAGNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awnings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to that class of awnings used more particularlyon private houses, which are raised and lowered by means of ropes or cords, and consists of the several parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The object of my improvement is to provide an adjustable, stock awning to fit windows of various widths and one which a novice can put up or take down. Ordinarily an awning has to be fitted to the window for which it is intended, accurate measurements of said window having first been made for the guidance of the manufacturer, but my awning can be adjusted to fit several different widths of windows and is intended for general sale and use, while its simplicity of construction'and operation are equal, if not superior, to other devices in this class.

That my invention may be seen and fully understood by others, reference will be had to the following specification and annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of my awning, a portion of the cloth covering being removed and a section of the front of the frame broken away; Fig. 2, a front view of the device in an elevated position, the entire covering being removed; Fig. 3, a side view of said device, lowered and without covering; Fig. 4, a fullsize, front view of one of the carriers showing the method of securing the same to the upper rod of the awning; Fig. 5, an end view of said carrier and its connections; Fig. 6, a front view of the other carrier; Fig. 7, a front view of the several parts which connect the frame to the window casing, a portion of the arm being broken out; Fig. 8, an inside view of the casing lug, and Fig. 9, a perspective view of the adjustable frame lug.

Similar letters and figures of reference designate like parts in the drawings and specification.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the awning is represented as being attached to an ordinary window casing A consisting of the top a, the sides I), b

and the sill c. The rod 1 is incased in a pocket formed in the upper part of the cloth covering 2, while the front and ends of the rectangular frame 3 are incased in a pocket formed in the lower part of said covering. The shape of the covering 2 is similar to any ordinary awning covering and said covering is attached to the front and ends of the frame 3 in the usual manner. The dotted lines 2, in Fig. 1, show the outline of that part of the covering 2 which is removed. The pulleys and cords hereinafter referred to, diifer in no essential particular from those used in connection with other awnings.

The rod 1 is supported by the carriers (1 and d and the inverted U shaped links 4, 4 tightly encircling said rod, at their bases. The carrier d is nailed or screwed to the top a, of the window casing A, and consists of the plate 5 having therein the holes 6 for the reception of nails or screws, said plate terminating in the central, depending hook 7. The post 8 is rigidly affixed to the carrier plate 5 and has therein, near its forward end, a transverse opening to receive a split pin 9. The carrier d differs from the carrier at only in having two hooks 7 instead of one. The links 4, on the rod 1, are passed over the posts 8, of the carriers dand d, and split pins 9 are inserted, in front of said links, in the openings provided to receive them in said posts; thereby holding said rod 1 securelyinposition. The pulley-blocks 10 having therein the pulleys 10*, are suspended from the hooks 7 by the eyebolts 11, one of said pulleys being for the carrier d and two for the carrier cl. The cord 12 is attached at one end to the front of the frame 3, passes upward and through the pulley-block 10 suspended from the carrier (1 and the left hand block suspended from the carrier d, and descends to the sill c. The cord 13 is also at tached at one end to the front of the frame 3, passes upward through the right hand pulleybloek 1O suspended from the carrier (1 and descends to the sill c. The cleat 14 is secured to the inner face of the right hand side of the casing A to which the free ends of the cords 12 and 13 may be attached.

The lug e consists of the plate 15 having therein the holes 16 for the reception of screws, the upwardly projecting side 17, and the inwardly turning cars 18, 18. One of the lugs e is secured by screws to each of the sides I), of the window casing A. The side 17, of each lug e, is provided with the hole 19 to receive the rivet 20 which connects the arm 21 to said side. The lugfhas the threaded opening 22 in one end, the hole 23 extending from side to side and large enough to receive the back of the frame 3, the bifurcations 24, 24 and the small hole 25 extending through each of said bifurcations to accommodate a split pin 9. The rectangular frame 3 is made preferably of a round rod severed in the center of the back to permit two of the lugs f to be inserted therein, and the adjacent ends of said severed rod are united through the medium of the coupling 26. It will now be seen that the lugsf may be moved along the rear of the frame 3 until they are opposite the easing lugs 6, limited in such movement only by the ends of said frame, where said lugs are fastened by the set-screws 27, the ends of which pass through the openings 22 and bear on said frame. The ends of the arms 21 opposite the lugs c are received between the bifurcations 24, of the lugsf, Where they are secured by split pins 9. It is by means of the adjustable lugs c that my awning can be fitted to window casings of various widths, the only limit being the length of the frame 3. The arm 21 is perforated at both ends in order to permit of a pivotal connection with the lugs e and f.

Common hooks 28 are employed to prevent any pounding of the awning when lowered, by connecting the back of the frame 3 to the staples 29 driven into the inner faces of the sides of the window casing.

To raise the awning, unfasten the hooks 28, pull on the free ends of the cords 12 and 13 and the front of the frame 3 will be elevated, as in other cases, the lugs f turning on the pins 9 which secure them to the arms 21. As soon as the frame 3 is perpendicular, or nearly so, it begins to rise, the arms 21 turning upon the lugs 6 until they are above said lugs and prevent further upward movement of said frame. The cords 12 and 13 are now wound around the cleat 14 and the awning remains in an elevated position. To lower the awning, simply detach the cords 12 and 13 from the cleat 14 and permit said awning to descend of its own weight until the frame 3 is once more in an horizontal position. The ears 18, on the lugs 6, receive the arms 21 and thereby prevent the frame 3 from swinging against the casing A.

The lugs f need not necessarily be bifurcated, but that form is preferable because it provides a stiffer connection for the arms 21 and permits split pins to be used readily.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with an awning having a rod secured to the upper part of the covering with links thereon, carriers provided with perforated posts and depending hooks, said posts adapted to be attached to said links with pins, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with an awning having a rectangular frame attached to the lower part of the covering, laterally adjustable, perforated lngs secured on the back of said frame with set-screws, lugs provided with project- 'ing sides and ears adapted to be fastened to the sides of a window casing, and arms pivotally connecting said frame lugs to said casing lugs, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In an awning, a covering, a rod having attached links secured to the upper part of said covering, carriers provided with perforated posts adapted to be attached to said links by pins, and depending hooks, in combination with a rectangular frame attached to the lower part of said covering, laterally adjustable, perforated lugs secured on the back of said frame by set-screws, lugs provided with projecting sides and ears adapted tobe fastened to the sides of the window casing, and arms pivotally connecting said frame lugs to said casing lugs, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

at. The combination, in an awning, of a covering, a rod having attached links secured to the upper part of said covering, carriers provided with perforated posts adapted to be attached to said links by pins, and depending hooks, pulleys suspended from said hooks by blocks, a rectangular frame secured to the lower part of said covering, laterally adjustable, perforated lugs secured on the back of said frame by set-screws, lugs provided with projecting sides and ears adapted to be fastened to the sides of the window casing, arms pivotally connecting said frame lugs to said casing lugs, and ropes or cords fast to the front of said frame at one end and passing over said pulleys, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. \VAGNER.

Witnesses:

F. A. CUTTER, L. A. STRA'ITON.

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